Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Peru
Peru: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -1.07 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Peru, 1995–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Peru is -1.07, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 160.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Peru peaked at 0.0978 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -1.26, in 2004.
That places Peru 118th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0978 | — |
| 1996 | -0.2282 | -333.2% |
| 1997 | -0.5055 | +121.5% |
| 1998 | -0.6555 | +29.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6716 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | -0.6832 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | -0.8747 | +28.0% |
| 2002 | -0.9607 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | -1.16 | +20.8% |
| 2004 | -1.26 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | -1.02 | -18.4% |
| 2006 | -0.7254 | -29.2% |
| 2007 | -0.7709 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | -0.7405 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5701 | -23.0% |
| 2010 | -0.4089 | -28.3% |
| 2011 | -0.2537 | -38.0% |
| 2012 | -0.2397 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | -0.3978 | +66.0% |
| 2014 | -0.5228 | +31.4% |
| 2015 | -0.5606 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | -0.725 | +29.3% |
| 2017 | -0.8951 | +23.5% |
| 2018 | -1.08 | +20.7% |
| 2019 | -1.07 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | -1.07 | -0.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's -1.07 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Peru's -1.07 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.5167, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -333.2% | 0.0978 | -0.2282 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3926 | -0.6716 | 0.0978 | 5 |
| 2000s | -0.8765 | -1.26 | -0.5701 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6155 | -1.08 | -0.2397 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.07 | -1.07 | -1.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Peru?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Peru was -1.07 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0978 in 1995.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.26 in 2004.
- How does Peru rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Peru ranks 118th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 160.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.